Walker v. City of Birmingham
388 U.S. 307 · Decided June 12, 1967 · Supreme Court of the United States
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At a glance
Walker v. City of Birmingham was decided on June 12, 1967 by a vote of 5–4. The Court affirmed the lower court's decision. Justice Potter Stewart wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Protest demonstrations” in the First Amendment area.
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Case details
- Citations
- 388 U.S. 307 · 87 S. Ct. 1824 · 18 L. Ed. 2d 1210 · 1967 U.S. LEXIS 2837
- Docket number
- 249
- Decided
- June 12, 1967
- Argued
- March 13, 1967
- Court era
- Warren Court
- Decision type
- Opinion of the Court (orally argued)
- Disposition
- Affirmed
- Outcome for petitioner
- The petitioning party did not receive a favorable disposition
- Vote
- 5–4
- Majority opinion
- Potter Stewart
- Opinion assigned by
- Hugo L. Black
- How the case arrived
- Certiorari
- Issue (SCDB)
- Protest demonstrations
- Issue area
- First Amendment
- Decision direction (SCDB)
- Conservative what this means
How the Justices voted
| Justice | Vote | Separate writing |
|---|---|---|
| Justice Hugo L. Black | Majority | |
| Justice William O. Douglas | Dissent | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Tom C. Clark | Majority | |
| Chief Justice Earl Warren | Dissent | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice John M. Harlan II | Majority | |
| Justice William J. Brennan Jr. | Dissent | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Potter Stewart | Majority | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Byron R. White | Majority | |
| Justice Abe Fortas | Dissent |
Full case caption
Walker et al. v. City of Birmingham
SCDB identifiers: case 1966-128, docket 1966-128-01.
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